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For the American baseball player, see Walt Moryn.
Moryń
Coat of armsCoordinates: 52°51′34″N 14°23′37″E / 52.85944°N 14.39361°E Country Poland Voivodeship West Pomeranian County Gryfino Gmina Moryń Area – Total 5.54 km2 (2.1 sq mi) Population (2006) – Total 1,570 – Density 283.4/km2 (734/sq mi) Postal code 74-503 Website http://www.moryn.pl/ Moryń [ˈmɔrɨɲ] (German: Mohrin) is a town in Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with 1,580 inhabitants (2004).
The English author Christopher Isherwood describes spending several months in the spring and summer of 1932 in Mohrin in chapter five of his biography Christopher & His Kind. He is best known for his books Mr Norris changes Trains and Goodbye to Berlin, which are the background for the play I Am a Camera and the film Cabaret
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Moryń is twinned with:
- Bronson, Michigan, USA
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Coordinates: 52°51′N 14°23′E / 52.85°N 14.383°E
Town and seat MoryńVillages Bielin • Dolsko • Gądno • Klępicz • Macierz • Mierno • Mirowo • Młynary • Moryń-Dwór • Niwka • Nowe Objezierze • Przyjezierze • Skotnica • Stare Objezierze • Wisław • Witnica • WitniczkaCategories:- Cities and towns in West Pomeranian Voivodeship
- Gryfino County
- West Pomeranian geography stubs
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